To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.s can say, Yes, we were like youfar too smart for our own good. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60

Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of alcoholism. I cant think my way sober. I try to remember that intelligence is a God-given attribute that I may use, a joylike having a talent for dancing or drawing or carpentry. It does not make me better than anyone else, and it is not a particularly reliable tool for recovery, for it is a power greater than myself who will restore me to sanitynot a high IQ or a college degree.